Friday, January 3, 2003

The Arsenal At Springfield Comments

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This is the Arsenal. From floor to ceiling,
Like a huge organ, rise the burnished arms;
But front their silent pipes no anthem pealing
Startles the villages with strange alarms.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Subhas Chandra Chakra 24 September 2017

Were half the power, that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth, bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals or forts: A solution to many man-made problems in the poem. Thanks for the nice poem.

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